Herb Alley Ginger

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HERB ALLEY

Ginger
(Zingiberis Officinalis)

COMMON NAMES: African ginger, black ginger, race ginger.
MEDICINAL PART: Rootstock.
DESCRIPTION: Ginger is a perennial plant indigenous to tropical Asia and cultivated in other tropical areas, especially Jamaica. The aromatic, knotty rootstock is thick, fibrous, and whitish or buff colored. It produces a simple, leafy stem covered with the leaf sheaths of the lanceolate-oblong to linear leaves. The plant reaches a height of 3 to 4 feet, the leaves growing 6 to 12 inches long. The sterile flowers are white woth purple streaks and grows in spikes.
PROPERTIES AND USES: Adjuvant, appetizeer, carminatice, diaphoretic, sialagogue, stimulant. Ginger tea or tincture, taken hot promotes cleansing of the system through persperation and is also said to be useful for suppressed menstruation. Take it to make them more palatable or milder in action. Try it at the onset of a cold to ease the effects of the usual symptoms. Finally, to stimulate the flow of saliva and to soothe a sore throat, chew the rootstock as is.
One of the most versatile herbs there is, ginger not onl has a multitude of uses but also enhances the effects of ther herbs in a formuls. A specific warmong herb for the lungs it is an excellent remedy for asthma and bronchial congestion.
Taken hot, ginger is excellent for suppressed menstruation. A little of the root chewed stimlates the salivary glands and is very useful in paralyses of the tongue, also good for sore throat. Prevents griping, good for diarrhea, colds, la grippe, chronic bronchitis, dyspepsia, gas, and fermentation, cholera, gout, and nausea when combined with stronger laxative herbs.
PREPERATION AND DOSAGE:
Infusion: Mix 1/2 tsp powdered rootstock with 1 tsp (or more) honey. Add 1 cup boiling-hot water. If desired, add an ounce of brandy or other liquor.
Tincture: Take 15 or more drops ar a time, warm.

The Herb Book by John Lust
The Science and Art of Herbology by Rosemary Gladstar.
Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss.